Dead Clown

[adambrum]

I lost one of my clowns this morning when i came down this morning he was on his last legs by the time i had got a shower came back down to remove him he had disappeared assumed now deceased, thing is if its died i need to remove it but i have no idea were it is and i really don't want to start moving everything around.

so do you think it would be ok to leave until later im hoping the flow will move it somewhere where i can get it.

I know it should be removed straight away

 

[@ombomb]

If you can find it, find it.

How hard you need to try and find it depends on the tank though really. If it's an established tank, with a well stocked CUC, mature live rock and lightly stocked, you can get away with it, just keep a close eye on the water params and do water changes as appropriate.

The only times I've lost a fish in my tank, I've not been able to find it and assume the CUC did their jobs

 

[adambrum]

The tanks a 15g been running about 3 months 1 sixline wrass, 2 clowns well 1 now and 20Lbs of l/r

I will try to find it, at least its easier than doing the same with my cichlid tank theres over 100Lbs of ocean rock in that one !

 

[Matty P]

At least your tanks not too heavily stocked.

 

[gigmeyer]

Sorry for your loss. If you have a turkey baster, you can try flushing the carcass out of the rock with it. A small ocean storm is not a bad thing for tanks anyway.

 

[adambrum]

Well i took most of my rock out and i cant find any body ? .

Im guessing its being pulled into a cave and being eaten so i have got loads of water mixing just in case and keeping an eye on my stats

Thanks for the help

 

[nanocubeking]

did he look sick or like aggresession from the other clownfish. i had the same problem with my clowns.